What constitutes a Lacey Act violation based on violation of domestic law?
Cases may include, but are not limited to, those involving the transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition or purchase of illegally taken plants, including timber. Illegally taken plants are those plants taken in violation of Federal, State or Tribal law, including State forest practice acts. Generally, Lacey Act violations are triggered when the illegally taken plants are entered into interstate or foreign commerce, or when such products are transported within or from Federal or Tribal lands. Therefore, if a tree is illegally harvested in a national park, Lacey Act charges may be brought against any person who exports, transports (even if the transport remains within the same Federal jurisdiction), sells, receives, or purchases that tree, timber from the tree, or any product thereof.
